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7 Ways to Add the Health Benefits of Turmeric to Your Diet
Enhance Your Scrambled Eggs
Eggs are a quick, protein-packed breakfast option. Adding turmeric to scrambled eggs and omelets gives anti-inflammatory power and eye-popping brightness to an already nutritious, vibrant dish. In the Indian cookbook “5 Spices, 50 Dishes,” author Ruta Kahate’s masala omelet calls for mixing shallots, tomatoes, cilantro, turmeric and chili peppers into whisked eggs before pouring them into a heated, oiled pan. Although turmeric appears traditionally in Indian cuisines, you can easily add it to American-style scrambles to get the same health and visual benefits. “I like to sauté spinach, shallots, and tomatoes, then add turmeric and a pinch of cayenne to the eggs as I mix them in. The result is a beautiful dish of green, red and yellow, with a touch of earthy spiciness,”
nce Your Scrambled Eggs
Eggs are a quick, protein-packed breakfast option. Adding turmeric to scrambled eggs and omelets gives anti-inflammatory power and eye-popping brightness to an already nutritious, vibrant dish. In the Indian cookbook “5 Spices, 50 Dishes,” author Ruta Kahate’s masala omelet calls for mixing shallots, tomatoes, cilantro, turmeric and chili peppers into whisked eggs before pouring them into a heated, oiled pan. Although turmeric appears traditionally in Indian cuisines, you can easily add it to American-style scrambles to get the same health and visual benefits. “I like to sauté spinach, shallots, and tomatoes, then add turmeric and a pinch of cayenne to the eggs as I mix them in. The result is a beautiful dish of green, red and yellow, with a touch of earthy spiciness,” says Robin Foroutan, an integrative medicine nutritionist and registered dietitian in private practice in New York and New Jersey.
Make a Golden Smoothie
A clinical trial published in 2009 in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that turmeric was as effective as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug including ibuprofen in reducing knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. “Turmeric has incredible medicinal properties,” says Fatinah Darwish, a registered dietitian in Los Angeles, “but many people don’t know what to do with it.” Darwish recommends adding turmeric to homemade smoothies or juices for color and taste. One of her favorite smoothies combines turmeric with coconut water, clementines, ginger, agave, coconut flakes and rolled oats. “I would love to see more of my patients including turmeric in their die
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